Drapery hook



Jan. 31', 1967 w. L. HUTTON 3,300,827

DRAPERY HOOK Filed Aug. 24, 1964 FIG.6

INVENTOR. WILLIAM L. HUTTON BY mil/26 i.

' ATTORNEY United States Patent Q 3,300,827 DRAPERY HOQK William L. Hutton, 184 Mohawke Road, Pontiac, Mich. 48053 Filed Aug. 24, 1964, Ser. No. 391,380 1 Claim. (Cl. 24-73) The invention relates to interior decorating and refers more specifically to a drapery hook for removably securing a drapery valance to drapery supporting structure.

In the past drapery hooks have been sewn to drapery valances and the hooks secured to drapery supporting structure to support the valance in a desired position. Drapery hooks sewn to drapery valances are undesirable in that cleaning and pressing of the drapery valances are impeded by the hooks. Also, drapery hooks secured to and partially hidden by the valance material may be a source of damage to the valances and have been known to cause injury to persons handling the drapery valances.

It is therefore one of the objects of the present invention to provide improved drapery hook structure.

Another object is to provide drapery hook structure which when in use defines two substantially perpendicular planes and which when not in use collapses to define a single plane.

Another object is to provide an improved drapery hook including an arcuate member adapted to be secured to a drapery supporting member and defining a. first plane and a U-shaped second member defining a second plane, one leg of which is secured to the arcuate member and the other leg of which is pointed.

Another object is to provide drapery hook structure as set forth above in which the outer end of the one leg of the U-shaped member is pivotally secured to the arcuate member.

Another object is to provide drapery hook structure as set forth above in which the outer end of the one leg of the U-shaped member is rigidly secured to the arcuate member.

Another object is to provide drapery hook structure as set forth above in which the other leg of the U-shaped member is provided with an offset portion at the connection thereof to the one leg of the U-shaped member and extends from the offset portion inwardly toward the one leg at the outer end thereof.

Another object is to provide drapery hook structure as set forth above in which the one leg of the U-shaped member is provided with an ofiset portion for holding the U-shaped-member vertical with the drapery hook structure in position on a drapery supporting member.

Another object is to provide in combination a drapery supporting member, a drapery book including an arcuate FIGURE 3 is a top plan view of the drapery hook illustrated in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of drapery hooks, as shown in FIGURES 1-3, in position on a drapery sup porting member and supporting a drapery valance.

FIGURE 5 is an elevation view of a modification of the drapery hook illustrated in FIGURES l-3.

FIGURE 6 is a perspective view of a second modification of the drapery hook illustrated in FIGURES 1-3.

FIGURE 7 is an elevation view of another modification of the drapery hook illustrated in FIGURES l3.

With particular reference to the figures of the drawing one embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail.

The drapery hook 10, as shown in FIGURE 1, includes the arcuate member 12 and the U-shaped member 14 piv-otally secured to the arcuate member 12.

In use the arcuate member 12 of the drapery hook 10 may be positioned over securing means, such as a nail 16, on drapery supporting member 18 to provide a removable support for the drapery valance 20. A drapery valance 20 may be attached to the drapery hook 10 by means of the U-shaped member 14.

More specifically the arcuate member 12 is annular and may be constructed of rigid resilient wire formed in a circle and welded, as at 22. The arcuate member 12 member defining a first plane removably secured to the top of the drapery supporting member and an upwardly opening U-shaped member depending by one leg from the arcuate member and a drapery valance secured to the drapery hook over the other leg of the U-shaped member thereof.

Another object is to provide drapery hook structure which is simple in construction, economical to manufacture and efficient in use.

Other objects and features of the invention will become apparent as the description proceeds, especially when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a drapery hook constructed in accordance with the invention.

FIGURE 2 is an elevation view of the drapery hook illustrated in FIGURE 1.

defines a first plane.

The Ushaped member 14, as shown best in FIGURES l and 2, may also be made of rigid resilient wire and includes a pair of legs 24 and 26 with a connecting por tion 28 connecting the lower ends of the legs 24 and 26. The upper end of the leg 24, as shown in FIGURE 2, is wrapped around the arcuate member 12 to provide a pivot connection 30 between the arcuate member 12 and the U-shaped member 14. The upper end 32 of the leg 26 of the U-shaped member 14 is tapered to a point and is adapted to fit within a pocket (not shown) sewn in the valance 20, as will be understood by those skilled in the drapery art. The U-shaped member 14 defines a second plane.

The lower end of the leg 26 of the U-shaped member 14 is provided with an offset portion 31 and the upper portion 33 thereof slopes toward the leg 24 at the outer end 35 thereof, as shown best in FIGURE 2. Thus with a drapery valance supported over the leg 26 of the U-shaped member 14, the leg 26 which will be separated from the leg 24 by valance material will be substantially vertical and urged toward the leg 24 with positive spring force.

In use, as shown best in FIGURE 4, nails 16 are provided in predetermined spaced relation along the drapery supporting member 18. The drapery hooks 10 are secured to the drapery supporting member 18 by positioning the arcuate member 12 over the nails 16 with the U-shaped member 14 depending from the arcuate member 12 and extending in front of the drapery supporting member 18. The drapery valance is then secured over the leg 26 of the U-shaped member by inserting a prepared pocket in the drapery over the leg 26 of the U-shaped member 14.

With such construction it will be noted that the valance 20 is entirely free of drapery hooks so that difiiculty in cleaning or pressing of the valance is removed. Also, it will be noted that the drapery hooks may be removed from the drapery supporting member 18 as desired and the arcuate member 12 and U-shaped member 14 folded about the pivot connection 30 into a single plane for storage or packaging from the position wherein the planes formed by the arcuate member 12 and U-shaped member 14 are substantially at right angles to each other, as shown in FIGURE 2.

The modified drapery hook 34 illustrated in FIGURE 5 includes the annular member or ring-like element 36 which is the same as the member 12 of the drapery hook and a U-shaped member 38 which is the same as the U-shaped member 14 of drapery hook 10, excepting that the leg 40 thereof is provided with an offset portion 42 the outermost point of which in the plane of theU-shaped member defines with the outermost point of the pivot connection or eye 44 a line substantially parallel to the axis of the leg 40. v v

In use the offset portion 42 of the U-shaped member 38 of the drapery hook 34 will provide support for the U-shaped member 38 with a valance supported thereby to prevent undesirable pivoting of the U-shaped member 38 about the pivot connection 44 on abutment with the drapery supporting member 48 to which the drapery hook '34 is secured by convenient means, such as nail or the upstanding mounting member 50, properly located to provide tangency of the outermost point of the pivot connection 44 of U-shaped member 38 with the adjacent vertical surface of the drapery supporting member 48 with the drapery hook 34 secured thereto, as shown in FIGURE 5.

The modified drapery hook structure 52 illustrated in FIGURE 6 similarly provides a rigid substantially vertical U-shaped member 54 when in position on a drapery supporting member (not shown). The vertically extending position of the U-shaped member 54 of drapery hook 52 is assured due to the integral construction of the arcuate perpendicularly extending member 56 and the U-shaped member.

To further insure exact position of the drapery hooks 10, 34 and 52, the members '12, 36 and 56 thereof may if desired be secured to drapery supporting members by means of staples extending thereover. Such connection of the drapery hooks to a drapery supporting member however removes the desirable possibility of ready removal of the drapery hooks from the drapery supporting member.

The drapery hook 58 illustrated in FIGURE 7 is similar to the drapery hook 10 in that it includes an arcuate member 60 and a U-shaped member 62. In the drapery hook 58 however the leg 64of the member 62 is provided with an offset outer end 66 and the pivot connection 68 is turned at right angles to the general plane of the U-shaped member and to the position of the pivot connection 30 of the drapery hook 10. Thus, a drapery rod 70 may be threaded through the arcuate member 60 to support the drapery hook 58.

While one embodiment and modifications of the present invention have been disclosed in detail, it will be understood that other embodiments and modifications thereof are contemplated. It is therefore the intention to include all embodiments and modifications of the invention as are defined by the appended claim within the scope of the invention.

What I claim as my invention is:

A drapery hook adapted to be mounted-on a drapery supporting member having an upstanding mounting member thereon, comprising a ring-like element of transverse circular cross-section adapted to be inserted over the mounting member and supported by the supporting memher, a U-shaped member extending from and carried by said ring-like element, said U-shaped member having a pair of legs joined together at the bottom ends thereof by a connecting portion, with one of said legs having an eye on the upper end thereof engaging said ring-like member and forming a pivot connection therebetween, said eye being in the form of a generally closed loop which is wrapped transversely around said ring-like member in a plane extending substantially perpendicular to the general plane of the ring-like member when supported by the drapery supporting member, the one leg of said U-shaped member being provided on the lower portion thereof with an offset portion adjacent the connecting portion of said U-shaped member, said offset portion having an outermost point defining a line with the outermost point of the eye, such line being substantially parallel to and spaced from said one leg of said U-shaped member, said offset portion being adapted to engage the front of the drapery supporting member and to thereby prevent undesirable pivoting of said U-shaped member with respect to said ring-like element, said other leg having a length greater than the length of said one leg and terminating in a pointed end to facilitate the insertion thereof into the drapery.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 269,880 1/1883 Rawlings -330 1,032,265 7/1912 Anderson. 1,749,450 3/1930 Streich 160-38 1,930,430 10/1933 Steiner 2473 3,105,265 10/1963 Takazawa 160330 X 3,181,597 5/1965 Levine 160-330 X FOREIGN PATENTS 101,273 8/1916 Great Britain.

HARRISON R. MOSELEY, Primary Examiner.

P. C. KANNAN, Assistant Examiner. 

